Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Hal C. Danby

56Patents
32h-index
29Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 1, 1976 → Dec 19, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6544229B1 Linearly motile infusion pump Human Necessities 227 Expired
US6398760B1 Volumetric infusion pump with servo valve control Human Necessities 190 Expired
US5366346A Electronically controlled intravenous fluid infusion device Physics 150 Expired
US4784576A Pump pressure sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 140 Expired
US5842841A Volumetric infusion pump with transverse tube loader Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 130 Expired
US5151019A Pumping device having inlet and outlet valves adjacent opposed sides of a tube deforming device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 110 Expired
US6905314B2 Pump having flexible liner and compounding apparatus having such a pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 103 Expired
US6013057A Volumetric infusion pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US4533350A Parenteral solution delivery control system Human Necessities 86 Expired
US6129517A Volumetric infusion pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US5206522A Device for detecting air in fluid conducting tubing Physics 76 Expired
US4846636A Parenteral solution pump assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US6213738A Volumetric infusion pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US6195887A Volumetric infusion pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Expired
US4768547A Parenteral solution pump assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US4421506A Flow-regulating enteric feeding pump Human Necessities 64 Expired
US5680111A Dual sensor air-in-line detector Physics 57 Expired
US4537387A Precision valve assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US6213723A Volumetric infusion pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 50 Expired
US4237881A Device for the intravenous or enteric infusion of liquids into the human body at a predetermined constant rate Human Necessities 50 Expired
US5964583A Elastomerically assisted peristaltic pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 50 Expired
US4335835A Device for the intravenous or enteric infusion of liquids into the human body at a predetermined constant rate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US4624663A Pinch valve assembly Human Necessities 41 Expired
US4784577A Pump pressure sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US6123524A Volumetric infusion pump with automatic tube loader Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.